21 April 2016, Singapore–
More racing is sure to rev-up petrolheads at the 2016 FORMULA 1
SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX, held from September 16-18,
with Ferrari Challenge Asia Pacific joining the TCR International
Series and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia as the event’s official support
races.

The Marina Bay Street Circuit will be awash with sound, as some of the
world’s best sports car drivers go wheel-to-wheel, threading the
barriers in support of their FORMULA 1® counterparts.

FERRARI CHALLENGE ASIA
PACIFIC

The Ferrari Challenge Asia Pacific, part of the Prancing
Horse’s one-make series, returns to the event for the first time since 2012.

The entry list is sure to feature a number of top
drivers from around the world - each of whom will race identical
Ferrari 458 Challenge EVOs, complete with 4.5-litre V8 engines putting
out 570bhp.

2015’s Trofeo Pirelli Champion Steve Wyatt will
return to the city-state, ready to put his considerable experience to
the test around Marina Bay.

The Australian is a two-time Ferrari Challenge Asia Pacific champion,
2013 Asian Le Mans Series champion in the GTC class, 2014 Gulf 12-hours
winner in the GT3 class - and has competed in a number of other iconic
endurance events including the Le Mans 24-hours, Spa 24-hours and
Bathurst 12-hours.

Singapore will see its very own driver, Gregory Teo, competing in the
Trofeo Pirelli AM classification. Teo, overall second place
winner in last year’s Trofeo Pirelli AM Asia Pacific Series, won 50% of
the races he has participated in last year, making him a strong
contender for the title this year.

TCR INTERNATIONAL SERIES

Also
returning to the FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE GRAND PRIX official support race
bill is touring car championship, the TCR International Series.

The global series made its Singapore debut last year, and impressed
trackside race fans with its field of 2.0-litre turbocharged production
touring cars from major manufacturers Ford, Honda, Opel, SEAT and
Volkswagen.

The models will be instantly recognisable, with the Volkswagen Golf
GTI, Honda Civic, Ford Focus, Seat León, Opel Astra, Alfa Romeo
Giulietta and Subaru STI all household names - but their performance is
again sure to surprise with each capable of 330bhp. A GT3-style balance
of performance formula ensures level competition.

The series sports an impressive mix Europe and Asia’s best drivers,
including Gianni Morbidelli, who started 67 Grands Prix between 1990
and 1997 for six teams, including a one-off appearance for Ferrari at
the 1991 Australian Grand Prix in Adelaide when he replaced Alain
Prost.

The reigning series champion is 26-year-old driver Stefano Comini, who
moved this year to newcomer Leopard Racing and at the wheel of
Volkswagen Golf. The Swiss driver scooped the title in his debut TCR
season, care of six wins and 11 podiums - including two scored in
Singapore.

Now in its 14th season, the Porsche Carrera Cup Asia is a blockbuster
category - with some of the best sports car drivers in the business
going wheel-to-wheel in identical Porsche 911 GT3 Cup cars.

Based on the road-going 911 GT3 model, these single-seater, near
standard race cars feature 3.8-litre six-cylinder boxer engines and put
out a maximum 460bhp at 7500rpm for serious performance.

Making his first appearance at his home track with the Porsche Carrera
Cup Asia will be Andrew Tang, the young Singaporean who was chosen as
the first ever Porsche China Junior. He will compete, with support from
Porsche China, over the whole Carrera Cup Asia season as part of the
inaugural year of the Porsche China Junior Programme.

The reigning champion is former GP2 racer, New Zealand’s Chris Van Der
Drift, who took the 2015 title ahead of his highly rated countryman
Craig Baird.

In the privateer Class B, Singapore’s own Yuey Tan will return to his
home track as reigning champion - having held his own against the
world’s best racers with 10th overall, his best-ever result, in the
final standings.

Ticketholders to the 2016 FORMULA 1 SINGAPORE AIRLINES SINGAPORE GRAND
PRIX will be able to catch all three support races as well as the
Formula 1® action at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. Early-bird tickets
with up to 28% off regular ticket prices are available for sale until 2
May at www.singaporegp.sg, via the ticketing hotline +65 6738 6738 as
well as all authorised ticketing agents.